Telmatobiinae
Telmatobiinae | |
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Telmatobius atahualpai | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Lissamphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Suborder: | Neobatrachia |
Family: | Ceratophryidae |
Subfamily: | Telmatobiinae Fitzinger, 1843 |
Genera | |
The Telmatobiinae, water frogs, are a subfamily of frogs endemic to South America. Since 2011, it has usually been considered to be a family, Telmatobiidae.[1]
Telmatobiinae was originally a large subfamily of leptodactylid frogs. The subfamily has since undergone extensive revision, and most genera have been placed elsewhere. Their removal from the large and confusing family Leptodactylidae is based on genetic distinction. Only one genus, Telmatobius Wiegmann, 1834, is left, making Telmatobiinae/Telmatobiidae monogeneric.[1] Some sources, however, treat Batrachophrynus as a genus separate from Telmatobius.[2]
Old genera
The original layout of the subfamily Telmatobiinae is presented here for reference.
- Alsodes Bell, 1843
- Atelognathus Lynch, 1978
- Batrachophrynus Peters, 1873
- Batrachyla Bell, 1843
- Caudiverbera Laurenti, 1768
- Eupsophus Fitzinger, 1843
- Hylorina Bell, 1843
- Insuetophrynus Barrio, 1970
- Somuncuria Lynch, 1978
- Telmatobius Wiegmann, 1834
- Telmatobufo Schmidt, 1952
Redesignation
Most of the genera originally assigned to Telmatobiinae have since been moved to other families. With Batrachophrynus included in Telmatobius, only one of the original genera are maintained in the present Telmatobiidae, namely the Telmatobius.[3]
- Alsodes and Eupsophus have been placed in the family Alsodidae.
- Insuetophrynus have been placed in the family Rhinodermatidae.
- Telmatobufo has been placed in the family Calyptocephalellidae.
- Atelognathus, Batrachyla, and Hylorina have been placed in a new family, Batrachylidae.
- Somuncuria has been included in genus Pleurodema.
References
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Telmatobiidae Fitzinger, 1843". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ↑ "Telmatobiidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
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